A leading European research institute, Oeko-Institut opened a consultation to exempt lead restriction under the EU RoHS Directive for medical devices’ production. The expectation is to develop lead-free alternatives, which have...
Read MoreOn May 3, 2022, the European Parliament voted on a European Commission proposal to tighten the limits for the presence of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in waste. The proposal was earlier...
Read MoreOpposition against the proposed draft changes on ECHA’s intermediates guidance from the German industry body has been strongly expressed. Their claim was that the modified original proposal defies a 2017 court...
Read MoreThe European Commission published, on April 25, 2022, a list of substances and substance groups for which restrictions under the REACH Regulation are being proposed, prepared, or considered. One of the...
Read MoreIn March, the European Commission adopted REACH authorization decisions for the use of four chemicals that are listed in Annex XIV of the law. CTPht is on the REACH authorization list...
Read MoreOn the 29th of March 2022, the European Commission opened a public consultation for the Cosmetic Products Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009). The objective of this revision is to ensure human...
Read MoreApr-21-2022
The European Commission recently added five SVHCs to the authorisation list, REACH Annex XIV due to their reprotoxic, carcinogenic or endocrine-disrupting properties. These substances include: tetraethyl lead, 4,4'-bis(dimethylamino)-4"-(methylamino)trityl alcohol with ≥...
Read MoreThe EU has announced that the ban on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) will not include the essential use criteria. This is because the essential use criteria will not be ready...
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On March 22, 2022, the European Commission held its second stakeholders’ workshop on “Safe and Sustainable by design (SSbD) criteria for chemicals and materials”. The development of criteria to assess the...
Read MoreOn March 11, 2022, the commission announces its decision of a biocidal product in line with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council. A product that...
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